Character | Speaker | Gender |
ABHORSON | ABHORSON, an Executioner | male |
ANGELO | ANGELO, the Deputy | male |
ANGELO and ESCALUS | ANGELO, the Deputy | male |
ANGELO and ESCALUS | ESCALUS, an ancient Lord | male |
BARNARDINE | BARNARDINE, a dissolute Prisoner | male |
BOY | A Boy | male |
CLAUDIO | CLAUDIO, a young Gentleman | male |
DUKE | Vincentio, the DUKE [Duke of Vienna; later, disguised as Friar Lodowick] | male |
ELBOW | ELBOW, a simple Constable | male |
ESCALUS | ESCALUS, an ancient Lord | male |
FIRST GENTLEMAN | First Gentleman | male |
FRANCISCA | FRANCISCA, a Nun | female |
FRIAR PETER | FRIAR PETER | male |
FRIAR THOMAS | FRIAR THOMAS | male |
FROTH | FROTH, a foolish Gentleman | male |
ISABELLA | ISABELLA, sister to Claudio [Isabel] | female |
JULIET | JULIET, beloved of Claudio [Julietta] | female |
JUSTICE | JUSTICE | male |
LUCIO | LUCIO, a Fantastic | male |
MARIANA | MARIANA, betrothed to Angelo | female |
MESSENGER | A Messenger | male |
MISTRESS OVERDONE | MISTRESS OVERDONE, a Bawd | female |
POMPEY | POMPEY, a Clown, servant to Mistress Overdone [Bum] | male |
PROVOST | PROVOST | male |
SECOND GENTLEMAN | Second Gentleman | male |
SERVANT | Servant to Angelo | male |